Recent Film Viewings

Here are the recent films I have watched in either cinema, DVD or on the TV.

• The Amazing Spider-man (2012) 4/5
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) 4/5
• We Bought a Zoo (2011) 3.5/5
• Whale Rider (2002) 4/5
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 4.5/5
• Brave (2012) 4/5
• Rise of the Guardians (2012) 3.5/5
• The Hunger Games (2012) 4/5
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 4.5/5
• The Bourne Legacy (2012) 3.5/5
• Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol (2011) 4/5
• Men in Black 3 (2012) 3/5
• The Other Guys (2010) 4/5
• The Artist (2011) 5/5
• Life of Pi (2012) 5/5
• Silver Linings Playbook (2012) 4.5/5
• Lincoln (2012) 4.5/5
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) 2.5/5
• Skyfall (2012) 4.5/5
• Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) 4/5

Expect reviews of Oz, Lincoln, Life of Pi, Rise of the Guardians and The Amazing Spider-man soon.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)

Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon

Runtime: 93 min

Writers: Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach

Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Frances McDormand, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain, Martin Short.

Plot: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style.

Movie trailers of 2012 that have caught my attention…so far

To make things a little more varied I’ll write about some of the movie trailers (and teasers!) that have grabbed my attention. Most of these are from movies released this year or next year and you can probably predict some of these. The trailers are not necessarily movies I’m highly expecting but that simply caught my attention. So let’s talk about trailers:

The Avengers (2012)

Finally! The not so much awaited review of the highly anticipated movie!

Director: Joss Whedon

Runtime: 143 minutes

Writers: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn (story)

Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson.

If you haven’t yet seen The Avengers, what are you waiting for? Otherwise if you haven’t yet please do not read since this review might contain some mild spoilers.

Round-up: Recent Film Reviews Part 2

Continuing the list of recent films I’ve seen at home or rented.

• The Avengers (2012) 5/5
• Water for Elephants (2011) 3.5/5
• Pinocchio (2002) 3.5/5
• Winnie the Pooh (2011) 4/5
• 2012 (2009) 3.5/5
• Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) 3.5/5

Both The Avengers and Madagascar 3 will be soon as reviews since I saw them in cinemas.

Round-up: Recent Film Reviews Part 1

Since I haven’t had the pleasure of going to the cinema lately, I’ve seen quite a few new films (new to me) at home and since the list is very big it will be done in several parts.

• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) 5/5
• Super 8 (2011) 4.5/5
• The Deep Blue Sea (2011) 4/5
• Beginners (2010) 5/5
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 3.5/5
• The Third Man (1954) 4.5/5
• Midnight in Paris (2011) 5/5
• Hugo (2011) 5/5
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 4/5
• The Adventures of Tintin (2011) 4/5
• When Harry Met Sally (1989) 4/5

The Muppets (2011)

Director: James Bobin

Runtime: 98 minutes

Writers: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller

Cast: The Muppets, Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones.

Plot: When 3 muppet fans learn that Tex Richman wants to drill under the muppet theater for oil Gary, Mary and Walter set out to find the muppets who have been split up for years Kermit lives in his own mansion depressed in Hollywood, Gonzo is a high class plumber at Gonzo’s Royal Flush, Fozzie performs with a tribute band called The Moopets , Miss Piggy is the plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, and Animal is at a celebrity anger management rehab center in Santa Barbara.